DillonvaleOH
A town of 3,514.
Is Dillonvale a good place to live?
Dillonvale is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, ranked 163rd of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $79K. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $274K, 3.4 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. Only 21 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. Dillonvale’s typical journey to work is 18 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
What makes Dillonvale stand out
Where Dillonvale beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Dillonvale for work
Where Dillonvale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Dillonvale grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Dillonvale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Kings Island and 60 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dillonvale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
9 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
8 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumPhoto credits
Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Dillonvale: who provides what
Dillonvale is unincorporated, so Hamilton County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dillonvale.
Dillonvale has less tooth loss than most of Ohio and sends most of its workers to Cincinnati and beyond.
Dillonvale earns an A− for health
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 6.6% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
In Dillonvale, 26% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults here, 19% binge drink and 20% get no exercise outside work.
| Dillonvale | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Dillonvale | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Dillonvale stands out in Ohio and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
Dillonvale has 298 jobs for its 1,617 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 437 in 2013 to 298.
The top destinations are Cincinnati (24%), Blue Ash (9%) and West Chester Township (4%). Dillonvale had 298 jobs in 2023, down 139 from 2013. 6% of Dillonvale residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away.
| Dillonvale | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Dillonvale’s year
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 23°; snowfall runs to about 14 inches a winter. Summers in Dillonvale are warm, and winters chilly.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Dillonvale has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Dillonvale’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 33 of 100. Expected losses in Dillonvale break down as 46% from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes. One claim on flood insurance has been paid out locally since 1978.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More young adults than Ohio overall
Just over two in five adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio. Adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). Also worth knowing: the share of residents in Dillonvale who are under 18: 19%.
| Dillonvale | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 24% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 37.7 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Dillonvale | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.8% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
Dillonvale earns a B− for cost of living
Homes in Dillonvale are typically worth about $274,000, about the same as a year ago, 11% above the Ohio typical home. 85% of households live in a home they own here. The rent at the middle of the market locally is $1,204 a month.
| Dillonvale | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,204 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Dillonvale
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Dillonvale
About 6 of every 100 Dillonvale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Dillonvale
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Dillonvale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,436 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 784 ft
Dillonvale’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Dillonvale.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillonvale | #163 | A− | B− | — | B | A− |
| Sycamore Township | #462 | B | C− | — | B | A |
| Rossmoyne | — | — | C+ | — | B | A |
| Deer Park | #37 | A+ | B+ | B+ | B | A− |
| Reading | #757 | C+ | B | C | B− | C+ |
| Amberley | #277 | B+ | C− | A− | C | A |
Rossmoyne has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Dillonvale, Sycamore Township and Rossmoyne report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Dillonvale with a neighbor →
Questions about Dillonvale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dillonvale, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Dillonvale grades A− overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #163 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health and B for schools.
Is Dillonvale, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.